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mooselips · 05-21-2010, 01:20 PM

Hi all,
Thought I'd stop in and tell you about a book I picked up last week, called "The Mammy, by Brendan O'Carroll

I LOVE Irish books, (perhaps maybe because my mother is a Kelly?) and I absolutely, positively thought "Angelas Ashes" was was of the best books I ever read.

Anyway this is a small little book, my only complaint, BUT, IT'S A TRILOGY!
AND I happened to pick up book #1. Lucky me.
I have gotten the other two, #2 is "The Chisellers" and #3 is The Granny"

They're very cute, a little serious, but mostly funny, and enjoyable reading.

Here's small synopsis:

Agnes Browne is a widow with seven children. They live in The Jarro, a tenement neighborhood on the wrong side of Dublin in 1967. Every weekday morning she and her best friend Marion are up at five, down to the wholesalers, then set up their vegetable and fruit stands in the market. She watches her children and raises them the best she can in their circumstances. She is fiercely protective of those she loves.

Her children call her Mammy or Mam. Mark, the oldest, is 14. He helps with the family's finances and knows he is the man of the family now. Even so, he is entering puberty and is beginning to learn what a man needs to know. The only girl, Cathy, goes to the strict Catholic school. The youngest is 3 and goes to her mother's during the day while she is at the market.

Mammy is a strong Irish woman. She keeps on after her husband dies, holding her family together. She takes on the nuns when Cathy is wronged. She is there for Marion when the other woman's health suddenly fails. She avoids the flirtatious Frenchman who has set up a pizza (whatever that is) restaurant in The Jarro. And she loves the famous pop singer Cliff Richard.

Miss ya all,

Diane

Isaiah · 11-11-2010, 06:40 AM

I believe John McGahern and John Banville are both contemporary Irish writers and excellent.

Rane · 09-21-2011, 01:07 PM

Did you know Agnes Browne the movie was made in 1999 based on the book, The Mammy?

mooselips · 09-24-2011, 04:37 PM

No Rane, I didn't know that, and I haven't seen the movie....
I'll be looking for it, but we all know books are always better than the movie...lol

aoibhe · 09-25-2011, 04:36 PM

If you google Brendan O Carroll , He is the actor that plays Mrs Brown In the series Mrs Browns boys. Its hilarious

hopeful0323 · 11-10-2011, 01:06 PM

Cecilia Ahern is a great Irish author.

05-21-2010, 01:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
mooselips Jujubee Queen Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Royalton, Ohio Posts: 3,556	I LOVE IRISH authors Hi all, Thought I'd stop in and tell you about a book I picked up last week, called "The Mammy, by Brendan O'Carroll I LOVE Irish books, (perhaps maybe because my mother is a Kelly?) and I absolutely, positively thought "Angelas Ashes" was was of the best books I ever read. Anyway this is a small little book, my only complaint, BUT, IT'S A TRILOGY! AND I happened to pick up book #1. Lucky me. I have gotten the other two, #2 is "The Chisellers" and #3 is The Granny" They're very cute, a little serious, but mostly funny, and enjoyable reading. Here's small synopsis: Agnes Browne is a widow with seven children. They live in The Jarro, a tenement neighborhood on the wrong side of Dublin in 1967. Every weekday morning she and her best friend Marion are up at five, down to the wholesalers, then set up their vegetable and fruit stands in the market. She watches her children and raises them the best she can in their circumstances. She is fiercely protective of those she loves. Her children call her Mammy or Mam. Mark, the oldest, is 14. He helps with the family's finances and knows he is the man of the family now. Even so, he is entering puberty and is beginning to learn what a man needs to know. The only girl, Cathy, goes to the strict Catholic school. The youngest is 3 and goes to her mother's during the day while she is at the market. Mammy is a strong Irish woman. She keeps on after her husband dies, holding her family together. She takes on the nuns when Cathy is wronged. She is there for Marion when the other woman's health suddenly fails. She avoids the flirtatious Frenchman who has set up a pizza (whatever that is) restaurant in The Jarro. And she loves the famous pop singer Cliff Richard. Miss ya all, Diane __________________ Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons because, to them, you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup. Diane

11-11-2010, 06:40 AM	#2 (permalink)
Isaiah Dismember Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Pacific NW Posts: 1,351 Blog Entries: 2	I believe John McGahern and John Banville are both contemporary Irish writers and excellent. __________________ “And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to bloom.” Anais Nin

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mooselips Jujubee Queen Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Royalton, Ohio Posts: 3,556	No Rane, I didn't know that, and I haven't seen the movie.... I'll be looking for it, but we all know books are always better than the movie...lol __________________ Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons because, to them, you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup. Diane

09-21-2011, 01:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
Rane Gentle Soul Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ireland Posts: 18	Did you know Agnes Browne the movie was made in 1999 based on the book, The Mammy?

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aoibhe Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ireland Posts: 10	If you google Brendan O Carroll , He is the actor that plays Mrs Brown In the series Mrs Browns boys. Its hilarious

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hopeful0323 Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: massachusetts Posts: 121 Blog Entries: 1	Cecilia Ahern is a great Irish author.

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